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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28235 · Selbyville, DE · July 21, 1984

Date: July 21, 1984 · 13:45 local
Place: Selbyville, DE
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9014W
NTSB investigation: NTSBBFO84FA001
Reported as: Piper PA28235
Reported engine: Lycoming O540B4B5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 156 total16 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Student pilot carrying passenger without a current solo signoff. Lost control in low ceiling and heavy rain.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT CARRYING PASSENGER WITHOUT A CURRENT SOLO SIGNOFF. LOST CONTROL IN LOW CEILING AND HEAVY RAIN.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB BFO84FA001Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportSelbyville, DEThe student pilot and one passenger departed on the flight without a wx briefing despite the existence of low ceilings and rain. Witnesses related hearing the engine accelerate and seeing the acft start a climb before it broke up and impacted the ground.…Jul 21, 1984 · Destroyed